Chapter 136: Jiang Heng is a girl
"Let me go, I have something to ask you." Helplessly, Shen Shuwei covered Zhao Yun's mouth with his hand and pushed his head forward.
Zhao Yun lowered his eyes, opened his lips and held her knuckles, his voice gentle and tender, "Hmm? What did you say?"
"I really like what you said in front of others. Could you please say it again?"
Shen Shuwei forcefully pushed his head away, her cheeks as white as jade slightly flushed, "What are you talking about? I have something else to ask you."
Zhao Yun slowly let go of her, half-closed his eyes and exhaled. After a long while, he recovered and looked at her with his beautiful, sparkling eyes. "Whatever you want to say, Miss, just ask. I will definitely know everything."
Zhao Yun emphasized the last four words with a hint of ambiguity in his smile.
Shen Shuwei blushed for no reason, turned away, and panted softly, "It's about Jiang Hengjiang---uh!"
The words were cut off between lips and tongues, and Shen Shuwei was caught off guard and kissed again, staring at Zhao Yun with eyes slightly widened.
"Hu——" It took a while before Zhao Yun let her go. He pressed his calloused fingertips on her lips and rubbed them gently.
"The young lady has so many flowers and plants around her. Ruan Qiwen is gone, and now Jiang Heng is here." Zhao Yun said softly, "I really should lock the young lady up with a thin gold chain."
"The Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion is so big, sister, we almost got lost." At this time, a cheerful voice came from a distance. Chen Shuwei's pupils suddenly shrank, and he pulled Zhao Yun to hide in the bamboo forest on the side.
"Sister, do you think it's possible for us to meet Crown Prince Jiang? I've heard from people who have known Crown Prince Jiang that he has an exceptionally beautiful appearance, even more beautiful than the average girl."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can a boy rely on his beauty?"
The conversation between the two sisters could be heard clearly through the bamboo forest.
Behind the woods, Shen Shuwei leaned his upper body against Zhao Yun's arms. The two of them were so close together that Shen Shuwei could hear his distinct heartbeat just by tilting her ear.
Chen Shuwei didn't want to get so close, so she stood up and tried to distance herself, but a hand tightly grasped her waist, like an iron clamp, preventing her from breaking free.
"Why are you leaving?" Zhao Yun reached out and hooked a strand of Shen Shuwei's hair, wrapping it around his index finger and twisting it around and around. "Miss, don't you have something to ask me? Why not ask now? If it's too late, I might not be willing to answer you."
Shen Shuwei raised his eyelids and glared at him, then struggled a few more times. After making sure that Zhao Yun would not let go of him, he said helplessly, "Northern Xinjiang and Liangzhou are very close. Did you hear any rumors about Jiang Heng when you were in Liangzhou?"
Zhao Yun leisurely raised his eyebrows, picked up a strand of hair, and deftly moved his five fingers through the hair to braid Shen Shuwei's hair.
"Hmm? What rumors are you referring to, young lady?"
Seeing Zhao Yun deliberately pretending to be stupid with him, Chen Shuwei narrowed his eyes and raised his foot to crush his boots. "Everyone says that Prince Jiang is beautiful. Although he is a man, he is more beautiful than a girl."
Zhao Yun's hair-braiding movements paused slightly, then she pulled out a strand of green hairband and tied it to the end of her hair, leaving a small braid hanging obediently in front of her chest.
"It's amazing how sharp the young lady can be sometimes."
Shen Shuwei said nothing, just stared at Zhao Yun.
"There were rumors like this in the early years of Northern Xinjiang, but they were quickly suppressed and haven't been circulated in recent years. I just heard about it." Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes and stared at Shen Shuwei. "There shouldn't be such rumors in Luojing. How did you find out, young lady?"
Seeing his gaze on her face, as if he was going to kiss her if she didn't answer correctly, Shen Shuwei pursed her lips and said, "Intuition."
She didn't know where this feeling came from, but she felt an inexplicable sense of disharmony when she saw Jiang Heng for the first time. Now Zhao Yun's answer further proved her guess.
Jiang Heng is actually a girl.
Zhao Yun raised an eyebrow and rubbed his cheek with his thumb. "Miss, I would rather you didn't have such intuition."
Chen Shuwei slapped his rebellious hand away and said, "Stop making trouble. I want to go back to the banquet now while no one is outside. Otherwise, it will be too late and my second brother will come looking for me."
Chen Zhang was sent away by Jiang Heng, and Jiang Heng had tested him in every way he could. Chen Zhang should be on his way back to his seat now.
Zhao Yun twisted his fingertips, loosened the hand that was restraining Shen Shuwei, and said with a smile: "I will go back with the young lady."
Shen Shuwei looked at him and asked, "Do you want to piss off my second brother to death?"
Zhao Yun smiled gently and harmlessly, "Young lady, you have already declared in front of everyone that I am yours. My reputation and innocence have been ruined by you. Don't you want to be responsible for me?"
"Besides, an ugly daughter-in-law still has to meet her parents-in-law. My second brother and I have known each other for a long time. Even if he is angry, he will accept me."
Shen Shuwei had never seen Zhao Yun so eloquent before, and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
In the end, Chen Shuwei was unable to shake off the clingy Zhao Yun, and the two of them returned to the banquet together. If she had not firmly objected, Zhao Yun would have wanted to hold her hand all the way, which made Zhao Yun very regretful.
Shen Shuwei sat back in his seat and glanced at the corner inconspicuously, only to find that the maid who had been standing in the corner was gone.
She withdrew her gaze, and Zhao Yun lifted his robe and sat down beside her, picking up the fruit she had taken a bite of before.
Shen Shuwei's eyelids twitched, and she was about to speak out to stop him when she saw Zhao Yun biting down on her tooth mark.
Although many people were scattered around chatting and enjoying the scenery during the banquet, there were still many people sitting at the tables. Especially after Zhao Yun sat down, many women rushed to look at him and Shen Shuwei.
Now Zhao Yun ate the fruit that Shen Shuwei had eaten without any hesitation, and drank tea from the cup that Shen Shuwei had used. Several gasps of air were heard around him.
Shen Shuwei had never been stared at by so many different eyes in her life. She reached under the table, pinched Zhao Yun's waist, and shouted in a low voice: "What are you doing?!"
Zhao Yun's expression remained unmoved. He grabbed Shen Shuwei's hand with his backhand and kneaded her knuckles to play with it. "The fruit is a bit sour. I want to drink some tea to lighten the sour taste in my mouth."
"Then use your own cup." Shen Shuwei said.
Zhao Yun chuckled softly, "No."
"Miss's cups and plates seem more useful than mine."
Shen Shuwei pursed his lips and said nothing.
She intuitively felt that if she objected again, Zhao Yun would say something even more shameless.
Soon Shen Zhang strode back to the table. When he saw Zhao Yun sitting intimately next to Shen Shuwei, his face suddenly fell.
Zhao Yun acted as if he didn't see Shen Zhang's dark face. He raised his head and nodded to Shen Zhang with a smile, "Second brother."
At that moment, Shen Shuwei saw Shen Zhang clench his fists.
"Who is your second brother? What are you yelling about?"
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Ayuan just now——"
Shen Shuwei's eyebrows jumped, and he quickly grabbed Zhao Yun, signaling him to shut up. At the same time, he looked at Shen Zhang, trying to change the subject, "Where did Second Brother go just now?"
Zhao Yun glanced at Chen Shuwei with a gentle gaze, and then he agreed with a smile, "Yeah, where did the second brother go just now?"
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